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Fab Freebie: Let The Rain Fall Down

***This giveawy is no longer accepting entries***

By now you all probably know that we try to make the best out of a seemingly bad situation. So when someone tries to rain on your parade, what do we say? Catch it in a rain barrel and put that H2O to good use!

Which is why we’re super excited to bring you this week’s giveaway sponsored by The Rain Barrel Company. They sell a range of pro-sustainability products (composters, etc.) and this week they’re offering up one of their namesake products to one lucky reader…

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Yup it’s a fancy pre-made professional rain barrel which means you all can jump on the collect-your-own-rainwater bandwagon with us without even having to go barrel diving like I did. After all, who isn’t down with saving the planet and money on their water bill? Oh and you can learn more about these amazing pre-made rain barrels on the Rain Barrel Company website since the winner gets their pick of the bunch:

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  • PRIZE:  One of the three rain barrels (and stand) show above (either the Californian, Mocha Cascata or Terra Cotta Cascata, valued at $183 – $337 a pop!)
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RAIN ON ME!” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: Tell us your favorite way to make the most of a rainy day. Do you catch a movie? Curl up with a book (or blog)? Or just sit and dream about filling up a rain barrel?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One and only one
  • PRIZE SHIPS: USA and Canada
  • THE USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!

PS: Anyone catch the subtle Hilary Duff / Laguna Beach theme song reference in the title? Yeah, um, me neither..

Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of The Rain Barrel Company.

Psst, have you updated your bookmarks / reader / blogroll / outgoing links / Twitter/ Facebook yet? If you’re still heading our way using old TYH methods, they won’t last for long so don’t forget to make the switch! We’d hate to lose a single one of you freebie-lovin’ folks.

Comments

  1. BD says

    Rain on me, please! I would love this – we are moving to a new house next week and we are setting up the landscaping to do everything we can to save water. We’re going to start composting right away, using the How To from this blog, and a rain barrel is on my list of things to buy in the first month. Saving some cash while saving some water would be AWESOME.

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  2. Megan in Seattle says

    RAIN ON ME! Living in Seattle, I’m good at finding all kinds of things to do in the rain!

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  4. Lindsey says

    RAIN ON ME!

    I must admit, running around in a warm, south Louisiana summer rain and then coming inside and taking a hot shower makes me very happy.

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  5. Clara says

    RAIN ON ME! I love rainy days. I snuggle on the couch with a fire in the fireplace, watch a good movie, read a good book, or just watch the rain!

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  9. Amy Greene says

    Rain on ME!!
    My rainy day plans depend on whether or not it’s thundering and lightning. If it is, I spend a good deal of time comforting my frightened scottie dog and coaxing her out of the bathtub where she prefers to hide.
    If it’s just rain, naptime, naptime, naptime is the way to go.

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  12. Tracey says

    RAIN ON ME!!! Seriously, I would give anything for rain right now! We are facing a serious drought and any rain I can collect when it DOES rain would be awesome and extremely useful.

    I’m a big reader when it rains. Nothing like curling up with a good book on a rainy day.

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  13. Wendy D. says

    Rain on Me!

    I like to curl up on the couch and watch a movie with my husband OR go to the movies. Movies are the key.

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  14. kat says

    rain on me! I love curling up with a cup of cocoa or hot lemonade and a good book. I miss thunderstorms! we don’t really get them in California :(

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  17. MaryB says

    RAIN ON ME!

    Indoor chores.

    Here’s an age test, though: How many of your readers thought of The Who when they typed “RAIN ON ME?”

    :-)

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  18. Michelle G. says

    RAIN ON ME!

    I like to watch movies and make popcorn on rainy days. But this gorgeous rain barrel would definitely make them even more fun!

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  22. Jacqulyn Estes says

    RAIN ON ME

    My favorite thing to do is curl up with a book (or movie) on the couch with our dog, a grilled cheese, bowl of creamy soup and an iced sweet tea. Perfect day.

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  27. LauraC says

    RAIN ON ME! I admit it, I’m from the Pacific NW and a good old cozy rainy day is my favorite kind of weather. Nothing better than curling up on the couch with a great book and a tasty treat!

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  29. Nicole Carter says

    RAIN ON ME! — NOT says my rottweiler, Gambit, who loves to snuggle up with me while I read a book on those rainy days…if a nap ensues, he’s that much happier!

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  30. Jenivana says

    RAIN ON ME!! Lately I have been using the rainy days to try to catch up on organizing and purging as much as possible. With 2 small kids, it seems like a constant battle! But one would think with as much rain as we had in June around here (in MA), we would be done by now….

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  32. Sarah Liz says

    RAIN ON ME!!

    Ok, this might sound weird to some people but if its raining outside, like a nice heavy rain, I will undoubtedly run outside and take a rain shower.. no worries, Im still wearin my clothes, but have you ever taken a rain shower? Its so refreshing, you feel so clean and tingly after and ladies, not to mention it does wonders for your hair… mine goes into these long shiny spirals like shirley temple’s except my hair is way longer!

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  34. Hannah says

    RAIN ON ME! And I love to turn the lights off during the day and curl up next to the couch by our big picture window with a good book. It is so calming and relaxing.

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  37. Paige says

    RAIN ON ME!

    These days, a rainy day gets me to run outside to remove the lid on our perpetually dry compost, then sit on our covered porch watching the rain come down. I lived in apartments without any access to the outdoors for three years, and some am enjoying my porch immensely.

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  38. Beth says

    RAIN ON ME!

    Rainy days are perfect lazy days (and as an Oregonian, I get plenty!). I love to read a book (or blog!) by the fireplace or bake on the rainy days I’m lucky enough to be at home for!

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  39. Anne (in Reno) says

    Rain on me!

    My favorite rainy day activity lately is hanging out on the porch watching my garden in the rain. Seriously, I am in garden-mania mode right now and I am about to leave town… and leave my garden to my hubby’s tender mercies for a whole week! (hint, that’d be way less scary if we had a rain barrel)

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  40. kaush says

    “RAIN ON ME”

    On rainy days I love to curl up on a couch and have hot pakoras (a yummy indian dish of deep fried vegetable in a special chick pea batter) and hot tea. You guys like Indian food?

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  41. Beth says

    RAIN ON ME!
    I usually use rainy days to catch up on all the stuff I’ve been ignoring inside the house on all the nice days. Little things like laundry, vaccuuming, dusting…

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  42. Carla says

    Rain on Me! I like to read, knit, or watch TV. It has been a rainy summer in the midwest and I have spent many a summer day doing these activities!

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